Maceo Parker - Make It Funky (Live (Remastered)) '2023

Tracks list

Tracklist:

1. Make It Funky (Live Remastered) (08:21)
2. Pass The Peas (Live Remastered) (04:47)
3. Off The Hook (Live Remastered) (10:52)
4. Uptown Up (Live Remastered) (07:10)
5. My One And Only Love (Live Remastered) (03:17)
6. The Look Of Love (Live Remastered) (03:20)
7. Cold Sweat (Live Remastered) (04:07)
8. Walking Home Together (Live Remastered) (02:46)
9. Stand By Me (Live Remastered) (05:17)


 moreMaceo Parker was born on February 14, 1943 in Kinston, North Carolina.
Parker's mother and father both had an appreciation for music and sang in their
church's choir, but it was his uncle who had the strongest influence on the
youngster's musical development. Parker's uncle led a local jazz and R&B band
called the Blue Notes, and Maceo would sometimes watch them rehearse; in time,
Maceo would take up the saxophone, while his brothers Melvin and Kellis
respectively learned to play the drums and trombone. Their uncle was impressed
enough with the youngsters' abilities that he dubbed them "the Junior Blue
Notes" and had them perform between sets at Blue Notes shows. The Parker
brothers were seasoned professionals by the time they enrolled at North Carolina
A&T, where they studied music. In 1963, Melvin Parker had graduated and was
offered an audition with James Brown, who was looking for a new drummer; Melvin
landed the gig, and when he asked if Brown could use a new sax player as well,
Maceo was also offered a spot in the band.

Originally playing baritone sax, Maceo eventually switched over to tenor, and
his style on the instrument was ideal for the band -- rich, rhythmic, and full
of sharp, staccato lines that meshed with Brown's taut and funky sound. After
lending an inspired solo to Brown's 1965 smash "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag,"
Maceo became one of the key members of Brown's recording and touring band, and
his solos were an integral part of some of Brown's best-known songs, including
"I Got You (I Feel Good)," "Mother Popcorn," "Sex Machine," and "Cold Sweat."
However, Brown's well-documented reluctance to part with a dollar and a firm
hand over his sidemen led most of Brown's band to quit en masse in 1970; Maceo
was one of the musicians who walked, and he soon formed his own group, Maceo &
All the King's Men, with his brother Melvin on drums. Maceo & All the King's Men
had released an album by the year was out, titled Doin' Their Own Thing, but
despite the strength of their live show, they didn't fare as well as they had
hoped commercially. In 1973, Maceo rejoined Brown's touring band, though he
found time to cut a solo album, Us, in 1974. The following year saw another
revolt sweep through the ranks of Brown's group, and Maceo, trombonist Fred
Wesley, and bassist Bootsy Collins all jumped ship to work with George Clinton's
various projects, including Parliament and Funkadelic.

By 1984, Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic empire was in tatters, and Maceo signed
back on with James Brown for another four years, though he appeared as a guest
on several of Clinton's solo albums from this period, and when Clinton produced
the Red Hot Chili Peppers' sophomore album, Freaky Styley, Maceo stopped by to
contribute some trademark sax solos. In 1988, Keith Richards invited Maceo to
perform on his debut solo album, Talk Is Cheap, and as hip-hop acts began
recycling James Brown's potent grooves, Parker found himself in demand with
contemporary acts such as Deee-Lite, Living Colour, and Material, all of whom
brought him in to play on their sessions.

In 1990, Parker stepped out as a solo act, releasing a jazz-oriented album
called Roots Revisited through Verve Records and hitting the road in support.
With funk back in fashion, Parker found he had a ready audience for his music,
and another jazz-flavored set, Mo' Roots, appeared in 1991. Parker upped the
funk factor on the 1992 live set Life on Planet Groove, which featured fellow
James Brown alumni Fred Wesley and Pee Wee Ellis, and it documented the powerful
show Maceo and his band were playing up to 150 nights a year. Through the '90s,
Parker released a steady stream of solo records and made guest appearances on
albums by De La Soul and Brooklyn Funk Essentials, as well as less likely
collaborations with 10,000 Maniacs and Bryan Ferry. In 1999, noted funk
enthusiast Prince recruited Parker to play on his album Rave Un2 the Joy
Fantastic, and he would be a regular contributor to Prince's studio projects
over the next decade, as well as performing with his live ensemble. Alternative
folk diva Ani DiFranco also persuaded Parker to sit in with her, with the sax
man contributing to the albums To the Teeth and Reveling: Reckoning. And in
1998, Parker and his band were the opening act on a concert tour by the Dave
Matthews Band; Maceo would often join in with the headliners, and one of the
shows from that tour was belatedly released in 2001 as Live in Chicago 12.19.98
at the United Center.

In 2004, Parker's impressive live show was documented on film for the
documentary My First Name Is Maceo, which featured interviews with Maceo
discussing his life and music along with extensive footage of him and his group
in full flight. In 2007, Parker performed a series of concerts in Europe with
the German ensemble the WDR Big Band; highlights from the tour appeared on the
album Roots & Grooves, including a set of tunes made famous by Ray Charles, one
of Parker's early influences. And Parker paid homage to a handful of other R&B
greats on another collaboration with the WDR Big Band, 2012's Soul Classics,
with Maceo putting his stamp on classic numbers by Stevie Wonder, Aretha
Franklin, Isaac Hayes, and his former employer James Brown. Parker spent the
next several years touring the United States, but spent more time in Asia and
Europe. To that end, Minor Music reissued 1990's Roots Revisited: The Bremen
Concert in 2015. In 2018, Parker released It's All About Love on which he was
backed by Michael Abene and WDR Big Band Cologne on a collection of classic soul
and funk covers. Later in the year, Minor issued Life on Planet Groove -
Revisited on which the saxist re-recorded his classic album alongside new
material. His band for the date included Candy Dulfer on alto sax, Larry
Goldings on organ, guitarist Rodney Jones, and his longtime compadres trombonist
Fred Wesley and saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis. It's All About Love was released in
the United States the following year. © Mark Deming



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